THE ITHACAN

Ryan Braun is the real deal

By Andrew Kristy • February 24, 2012

So, I have no class on Fridays. I woke up at a cool noon, checked Twitter/Facebook for an hour -- my normal morning routine of a high school girl addicted to Social Networking. By the time I was up and at 'em, Ryan Braun was giving his first press conference since winning his appeal against…

Adrian N. Peterson

By Andrew Kristy • February 22, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_ABmN-sMU It is paramount you watch that video before reading this. If you don't have a few minutes to watch some of the greatest football highlights you'll ever see, then go away because what I'm about to say will make no sense at all (if you're really, really cramped for time, fast forward to 1:55…

Another blog about Jeremy Lin, but this one is better than the ones you’ve already read

By Andrew Kristy • February 17, 2012

I can't really promise it'll be better, I just wanted you to click on this. Honestly, now that I have your page view, I don't really care if you stay around or not, so feel free to do something better like undercutting kids while they're on monkey bars (yeah, don't actually do that). But this…

The roast of Albert Haynesworth

By Andrew Kristy • February 15, 2012

I feel like I need to preface this with disclaimer: I do not know Albert Haynesworth, I have never met him, never seen him in person even. The guy could be sitting in Five Guys and I would be more focused on my burger. Actually, I know he would be too. But I don't like…

Valentine’s Day presents for athletes

By Andrew Kristy • February 14, 2012

I'm looking at you, Mrs. Jordan. What do you get MJ for Valentine's Day? I'm thinking Godiva just wouldn't cut it. Guy probably harbors Godiva in his basement. Roses? The Jordan household most likely hires flower boys to follow around the Jordan family inside the house and lightly toss pedals as they walk. It has…

Things no one would ever say about sports

By Andrew Kristy • February 10, 2012

After one of my last posts, I got a few comments from people who read my blog regularly (Mom, Dad). They mentioned that although my post wasn't funny or worthwhile, they did think about laughing at the "said Nobody, ever" line. It's the weekend, so let's try and make Mom and Dad proud - said…

The worst time in sports is now

By Andrew Kristy • February 8, 2012

If you're having a great day, I'd advise you to head on over here (that's the first option after typing in "happy website" in Google, so good luck). We are in a drought. A sports famine. I turned on ESPN2 last night to a sit down interview with Tim Tebow. Original stuff, really. I think…

Super Bowl, super refs

By Andrew Kristy • February 7, 2012

Obviously the sports world today is serving up heaping portions of Super Bowl today. I'm an All-County Monday Morning Quarterback, but I'm not going to waste your time dropping football analysis on you when you can flip on Lifetime and they'll most likely be ripping apart Wes Welker (by the way -- tough catch. Catchable…

Super Bowl hype

By Andrew Kristy • February 3, 2012

I tried watching 20 minutes of ESPN without some head blabbering words at me about the upcoming Super Bowl. Couldn't do it. I'd get seduced by Blake Griffin posturizing someone, then right back to Merril Hodge breaking down players he has never met before (I see you, Tim Tebow). But is all the hype a…

National Signing Day a travesty

By Andrew Kristy • February 1, 2012

I think I'd be having more fun sitting in a Lids store or New Era watching people try on hats than this. I said in one of my last blogs that I cared more about Pretty Little Liars than the Pro Bowl, but now I'd rather be watching a marathon of PLL in a room…

Best logo in sports

By Andrew Kristy • January 30, 2012

It was a late night. I had already crushed my C13 (Sesame Chicken from Capital Corner. Comes with fried rice, spring roll and won ton soup — very underrated). Somehow, someway we all got on the topic of hats. What is the best hat you’ve ever seen? A Fourth of July American flag hat? An…

The Pro Bowl is dumb

By Andrew Kristy • January 27, 2012

How PUMPED are you? It's this weekend. Finally. Nothing tickles my whistle like the Pro Bowl. O.K., I'll stop. If I was someone who mattered in the NFL I'd just stop the Pro Bowl. End it. Who watches that game anyway? Certainly no one in Hawaii (come on, beach or sit and sweat at an…